Browse phrases beginning with: [A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U,V][W][X,Y,Z] It's all grist to the millMeaning Everything can be used to move toward a profit or conclusion. Origin Grist is the corn that is brought to a mill to be ground into flour. The phrase is quite old and is first cited in Arthur Golding's translation of The sermons of J. Calvin upon Deuteronomie, 1583:
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